Talk:Sadhana

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[edit] Not POV

This article seems very POV and makes a lot of claims without giving any reference. The only link that was on the page was a link to a commercial site selling malas. This is why I added the POV check template as well as the unreferenced template and the cleanup since the whole tone of this article seems inappropriate for an encyclopedia. At the very least other views should be included.TheRingess 07:13, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] About this text being POV

Whoever wrote the previous and "accussing" comment, ought to expand his/her horizon... the information given for such theme may not be very ample, but it is still good enough to understand what a Sadhana is... instead of pointing a finger, try expanding the information or providing other links for research... The Wikipedia site is one of the best one can find these days, and one ought to be grateful and applauding it! by the way... is the previous writer an expert? or just plain opinionated?

Thank you so much for the wonderful work,

Samsarin Agni

The amount of POV statements on this page seem a bit harsh. Obviously there are differences between 'Hindu' and 'Buddhist' forms of sadhana, but the universal meaning of the word remains the same in both. GourangaUK 18:17, 23 April 2006 (UTC)


haha, yes i agree that the universiality of the concept of putting effort towards spiritual endeavors seems like an issue that becomes trivialized through semantic discussions. i thought you question about opinion was a great joke, tho of course you were not talking of me, and of course it is not intended as a joke, but humorous no less because of the ignorance it would reveal if responded to by the intial complainer coupled with the seeming arrogance of such a warranted reflective question. i was gonna ask something but it seems silly now. i was going to ask of words for increments of progress, or is it all sadhana?
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.108.39.26 (talk) 05:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC).
I have come across a nice book which differentiates sadhana according to the aim of the individual performing the sadhana. I have added it here. I don't know whether it fits in with Buddhism too but there are a lot of articles for sakaam and nishkaam sadhana.

--Harshavardhan83 (talk) 11:11, 19 April 2008 (UTC)